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Re: National Hockey League and Lego Company announce multi-year global alliance
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 20 Nov 2002 03:11:15 GMT
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"Chris Leach" <cwl704@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:H5upzI.EJD@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.general, John Neal writes:
> > In lugnet.general, Chris Leach writes:
> >
> > > Wanye who?? <grin>.....He helped the NHL a ton but there is only one and
> > > that's # 9 Mr. Hockey(a close second is Stevey Y ) .Chris from the
> > > HOCKEYTOWN and home of lord stanelys cup.GO WINGS!
> >
> > It is no coincidence that Gretzky's number was 99-- that is *2* nines. • IIRC He
> > didn't feel worthy to wear Howe's actual number so he choose 99. Gordy, • of
> > course, was Gretzky's hero.
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> Yes John that is true about the numbers gretzky has said that several
> times(in fact I was allmost mentioned that in my last post)..and if you • ask
> wanye he will still say howe is the best even thought he broke most of • howes
> records.(this is of course a huge debate in the hockey world :-) )
That's incorrect on how Gretzky got 99. It had nothing to do with not
feeling
worthy to wear Howe's number. Here is a passagee from "99 My Life in
Pictures"
book:
Expect for my first year, when I wore 11, I wore number 9 all through minor
hockey.
I couldn't get it in Sault Ste. Marie (it was worn by Brian Gualazzi), so I
started with
number 14. I kept telling Muzz McPherson (the general manager) I wanted to
wear 19,
but he said "Well, why don't you just wear two 9's? I said, "Great1 I'll
take it." And that's
how I got number 99.
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